Preliminary investigations on the utilization of tubificid worms by postlarvae of Macrobrachium lanchesteri (de Man) |
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| Authors: | R Ponnuchamy Katre Shakuntala S Ravichandra Reddy |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, 560001 Bangalore, India |
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| Abstract: | Postlarvae of Macrobrachium lanchesteri were stocked in confined waters. The larvae were fed on an  ad libitum food of Tubifex tubifex worms for 30 days and their rearing has been established. 1 Kg of initially stocked postlarvae need 4.5 Kg of live T. tubifex to produce 0.537 Kg of new flesh. The worms were found to increase the crude protein content of larval flesh by 17% of the dry matter. |
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| Keywords: | Macrobrachium postlarvae Tubifex flesh production |
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